US deploys “overwhelming lethal force” against Houthis in Yemen

[JAG]

6 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

When was the last time missiles and bombs dropped from 40,000 ft put an end to an asymmetric war?

 

 

 

They don't. The US bought into the "putting a bomb in a pickle barrel from 20,000 feet" myth in the late 1930s and have been enthusiastically bombing the living daylights out of assorted civilians (and from time to time their own and allied troops) from great altitudes ever since. It doesn't work in asymmetric or conventional war. It didn't work in World War 2 in Europe or Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan and now Yemen. It is a hard unpalatable fact that troops on the ground, fixing and destroying an enemy and controlling territory by denying it to that enemy are what win wars. That is hard, messy and expensive, so if you don't want to do it fine, but don't pretend that you will defeat an enemy by bombing them from 40,000 feet!

[Eloquent pilgrim]

2 hours ago, JAG said:

They don't. The US bought into the "putting a bomb in a pickle barrel from 20,000 feet" myth in the late 1930s and have been enthusiastically bombing the living daylights out of assorted civilians (and from time to time their own and allied troops) from great altitudes ever since. It doesn't work in asymmetric or conventional war. It didn't work in World War 2 in Europe or Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan and now Yemen. It is a hard unpalatable fact that troops on the ground, fixing and destroying an enemy and controlling territory by denying it to that enemy are what win wars. That is hard, messy and expensive, so if you don't want to do it fine, but don't pretend that you will defeat an enemy by bombing them from 40,000 feet!

 

Expansive anti-America rant, but meaningless; because you have simply bought into the disinformation of the poster you replied to; it has already been mentioned on this thread that this action has nothing to do with winning any asymmetric, war.

 

The purpose of this action is to degrade the capabilities of the Houthi terrorists as much as possible with minimum risk to the the lives of US servicemen. This is to stop, or limit their continuing attacks on International shipping, if you had been following events you would understand that.

 

 

 

 

[Purdey]

I have to admire this man of peace treating Houthis as Ukraine treats Russians (who are also terrorists).

Libya has a lot of potential as a new Riviera.

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[Chomper Higgot]

3 hours ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:

 

Expansive anti-America rant, but meaningless; because you have simply bought into the disinformation of the poster you replied to; it has already been mentioned on this thread that this action has nothing to do with winning any asymmetric, war.

 

The purpose of this action is to degrade the capabilities of the Houthi terrorists as much as possible with minimum risk to the the lives of US servicemen. This is to stop, or limit their continuing attacks on International shipping, if you had been following events you would understand that.

 

 

 

 

Are you denying the Houthi’s are engaged in Asymmetric warfare?

 

Or simply accepting the best the might of the U.S. Military can do is try to degrade their capabilities?

[jas007]

On 3/16/2025 at 5:31 AM, thaibeachlovers said:

Trump is behaving too much like a warmonger for my liking. I preferred it when he was a negotiator.

 

If he's not careful, he's going to start a worse war than Ukraine, and one he's not going to win.

 

Everyone has a weak spot, and seems as though the M E is Trump's.

The guy that may well start WWIII and usher in the end of humanity is named Marco Rubio.  A card carrying Neocon and big trouble, if you ask me.  "American exceptionalism" may be all well and good in some parts of the world, but that won't work when the adversary has enough nuclear weapons to wipe America off the face of the earth.  "Bomb, bomb, bomb Iran" is just asking for trouble.  

 

The Middle East is a mess.  It's all interconnected and the problem has been brewing for years. Dropping bombs is not the answer.  Not in an area where you can't possibly win a war.  America needs to stop taking its foreign policy directions from Israel and face a few facts.  Anyway, I usually try to avoid thinking much about the Middle East, because its;s a problem with no solution. 

[NanLaew]

4 hours ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:

 

Expansive anti-America rant, but meaningless; because you have simply bought into the disinformation of the poster you replied to; it has already been mentioned on this thread that this action has nothing to do with winning any asymmetric, war.

 

The purpose of this action is to degrade the capabilities of the Houthi terrorists as much as possible with minimum risk to the the lives of US servicemen. This is to stop, or limit their continuing attacks on International shipping, if you had been following events you would understand that.

 

 

 

 

 

And if you had been "following events", you would understand that as long as America limits their tactical offense to swatting at Iran's proxies, nothing will change.

[thaibeachlovers]

15 hours ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:

 

That’s easy, just tell Hamas to release the remaining, completely innocent hostages, that they have been holding (with help from UNRWA) for more than 500 days; or is that too complicated for your particular armchair ?

 

 

You are being silly. If they released the hostages without stage 2 they will just get a continuation of the bombing. ........oh wait, the hostages just lost any chance of being released, didn't they!

 

Had stage 2 happened, all the hostages would have been released, but you know that.

[Bkk Brian]

9 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Are you denying the Houthi’s are engaged in Asymmetric warfare?

 

Or simply accepting the best the might of the U.S. Military can do is try to degrade their capabilities?

Nonsense deflection to what the US is doing here. You will ignore as usual the truth

 

 

 

 

[riclag]

21 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

Its called punching back with overwhelming force with precision strikes, up to you want to call it. Not enjoying the fireworks against the terrorists?

 

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You ya you . You know what you are, you’re Batman & Robin on the ME crisis !

A Super hero that post strategic  truth

bombs , on the evil doers & sayers .

Cheers mate

 

[Eloquent pilgrim]

9 hours ago, NanLaew said:

 

And if you had been "following events", you would understand that as long as America limits their tactical offense to swatting at Iran's proxies, nothing will change.

 

So, just leave the Houthi terrorists to continue attacking International shipping unhindered; why did you post such a futile and meaningless comment, it’s as if you have no understanding whatsoever as to why the US are degrading the Houthis capabilities ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

 

[Eloquent pilgrim]

3 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

You are being silly. If they released the hostages without stage 2 they will just get a continuation of the bombing. ........oh wait, the hostages just lost any chance of being released, didn't they!

 

Had stage 2 happened, all the hostages would have been released, but you know that.

 

 

You are just confirming, as if it were needed, that Hamas want the mayhem to continue, and that peace and releasing the hostages are two outcomes that they do not want to see  happen under any circumstances; and so it will continue, more lives lost because of the terrorists, and all the Hamas huggers on this forum will continue to blame and castigate Israel for it; twas always thus ¯\_(ツ)_/¯